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Acme United Corporation (ACU)

Consumer Defensive | Household & Personal Products | Shelton, United States | NYSE American
63.06 USD +0.35 (0.558%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 63.06

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:45 a.m. EDT

The stock is currently exhibiting strong short-term momentum, rallying nearly 10% over the last two weeks to breach key resistance levels, which justifies a bullish lean for the immediate future. However, this price action appears disconnected from the underlying business reality; while revenue growth remains healthy at 16%, the company is facing headwinds in its core 'steady essentials' narrative, and the consensus target price sits below the current trading level, suggesting analysts see limited upside despite the recent rally. For the long term, the fundamentals are mixed: the company has avoided a multi-year decline with a positive cumulative trajectory over the last nine years, yet profitability is fragile with only 4.6% profit margins and a forward P/E that exceeds trailing estimates, indicating potential earnings compression ahead. The dividend offers a modest 1% yield with a very sustainable payout ratio, but it is not a significant income driver. Overall, the trade is driven by technical strength rather than a fundamental turnaround.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.116064
AutoTheta0.118107
AutoETS0.126365
AutoARIMA0.132497

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 39%
H-stat 27.64
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.095
Excess Kurtosis -1.57
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-07-01
Last Dividend Date 2026-07-01
Debt to Equity Ratio 31.722
Revenue per Share 55.557
Market Cap 241,760,880
Trailing P/E 26.50
Forward P/E 28.15
Beta 0.49
Profit Margins 4.64%
Website https://www.acmeunited.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.34% 1.50% 1.54% 1.73%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-02 0.16 0.336064
2026-03-25 0.16 0.360117
2026-01-06 0.16 0.399600
2025-10-03 0.16 0.401103
2025-07-03 0.16 0.366720
2025-03-26 0.15 0.378597
2025-01-06 0.15 0.421704
2024-10-04 0.15 0.356125
2024-07-02 0.15 0.433401
2024-03-27 0.15 0.325239
2024-01-04 0.15 0.348270
2023-10-03 0.14 0.503597
2023-06-30 0.14 0.561347
2023-03-30 0.14 0.612423
2023-01-05 0.14 0.646651
2022-09-30 0.14 0.608167
2022-06-30 0.14 0.442059
2022-03-31 0.13 0.385185
2022-01-06 0.13 0.389922
2021-09-30 0.13 0.397068
2021-07-01 0.13 0.290373
2021-03-31 0.13 0.329615
2021-01-07 0.13 0.420712
2020-09-30 0.12 0.521059
2020-07-01 0.12 0.530270
2020-04-03 0.12 0.600000
2020-01-07 0.12 0.510204
2019-09-30 0.12 0.599401
2019-07-01 0.12 0.560748
2019-04-01 0.12 0.731707
2019-01-07 0.12 0.761905
2018-10-01 0.11 0.510678
2018-06-29 0.11 0.530120
2018-03-29 0.11 0.527831
2018-01-05 0.11 0.469484
2017-10-02 0.11 0.464723
2017-07-18 0.11 0.395968
2017-03-30 0.10 0.360750
2017-01-04 0.10 0.415455
2016-09-29 0.10 0.477555
2016-06-29 0.10 0.550055
2016-03-30 0.10 0.610874
2016-01-05 0.10 0.578704
2015-09-29 0.09 0.524781
2015-06-29 0.09 0.500000
2015-03-31 0.09 0.492611
2015-01-06 0.09 0.472689
2014-09-29 0.09 0.542495
2014-06-27 0.08 0.477612
2014-04-01 0.08 0.484848
2014-01-06 0.08 0.536913
2013-09-27 0.08 0.530504
2013-06-13 0.08 0.627451
2013-04-02 0.07 0.574713
2012-12-05 0.07 0.636364
2012-09-27 0.07 0.610288
2012-06-28 0.07 0.698603
2012-04-02 0.07 0.673077
2012-01-05 0.07 0.732984
2011-09-29 0.07 0.722394
2011-06-30 0.06 0.632244
2011-04-04 0.06 0.626959
2011-01-05 0.06 0.603622
2010-09-29 0.06 0.569260
2010-06-29 0.05 0.448431
2010-03-31 0.05 0.456621
2010-01-06 0.05 0.546448
2009-10-16 0.05 0.500501
2009-07-01 0.05 0.553097
2009-04-01 0.05 0.666667
2009-01-06 0.05 0.664894
2008-10-16 0.05 0.469484
2008-07-01 0.04 0.288809
2008-04-02 0.04 0.303951
2008-01-04 0.04 0.289855
2007-10-10 0.04 0.253807
2007-07-03 0.04 0.266667
2007-04-03 0.04 0.281889
2007-01-04 0.03 0.212014
2006-10-11 0.03 0.198020
2006-07-05 0.03 0.205620
2006-04-05 0.03 0.205479
2006-01-06 0.03 0.209059
2005-10-05 0.03 0.210526
2005-07-06 0.03 0.155602
2005-04-06 0.02 0.142857
2005-01-06 0.02 0.145666
2004-10-06 0.02 0.219780
2004-07-06 0.02 0.285714
1993-02-08 0.05 0.888889
1992-11-09 0.05 0.952381
1992-08-10 0.05 0.952381
1992-05-04 0.05 0.909091
1992-02-04 0.05 0.714286
1991-11-04 0.05 0.869565
1991-08-05 0.04 0.744186
1991-05-06 0.04 0.800000
1991-02-04 0.04 0.727273
1990-11-05 0.06 1.333333
1990-08-06 0.06 0.905660
1990-05-09 0.04 0.820513
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.64
dividendYield 1.02
exDividendDate 2026-07-02
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.64
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.010205708
lastDividendValue 0.16
lastDividendDate 2026-07-02
dividendDate 2026-07-23

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.47622406
Address1 1 Waterview Drive
Address2 Suite 200
All Time High 63.4
All Time Low 0.8125
Ask 64.58
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 9
Average Daily Volume10 Day 38,270
Average Daily Volume3 Month 25,782
Average Volume 25,782
Average Volume10Days 38,270
Beta 0.488
Bid 62.78
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 9
Book Value 31.64
City Shelton
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 8
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 63.06
Current Ratio 3.227
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 64.12
Day Low 62.04
Debt To Equity 31.722
Display Name Acme United
Dividend Date 1,784,764,800
Dividend Rate 0.64
Dividend Yield 1.02
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,784,822,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,784,822,400
Earnings Growth 0.052
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.063
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,809,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,585,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,585,800
Ebitda 21,723,228
Ebitda Margins 0.10266
Enterprise To Ebitda 12.668
Enterprise To Revenue 1.301
Enterprise Value 275,199,872
Eps Forward 2.24
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.38
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,782,950,400
Exchange ASE
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 53.1776
Fifty Day Average Change 9.8824005
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.18583766
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 47.622406
Fifty Two Week High 64.12
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.0600014
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.016531523
Fifty Two Week Low 35.5
Fifty Two Week Low Change 27.560001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.77633804
Fifty Two Week Range 35.5 - 64.12
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.65
Float Shares 3,009,053
Forward Eps 2.24
Forward P E 28.151787
Free Cashflow 8,329,559
Full Exchange Name NYSE American
Full Time Employees 649
Fullday Change 0.350002
Fullday Change Percent 0.558128
Fullday Price 63.06
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.40083
Gross Profits 84,816,848
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.11585
Held Percent Institutions 0.74246
Implied Shares Outstanding 3,833,823
Industry Household & Personal Products
Industry Disp Household & Personal Products
Industry Key household-personal-products
Ir Website http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=99871&p=irol-IRHome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,782,950,400
Last Dividend Value 0.16
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 428,025,600
Last Split Factor 4:3
Long Business Summary Acme United Corporation supplies cutting, measuring, first aid, and sharpening products to the school, home, office, hardware, sporting goods, and industrial markets in the United States, Canada, Europe, and internationally. The company offers scissors, shears, knives, rulers, pencil sharpeners, paper trimmers, safety cutters, lettering products, glue guns, and other craft products under the Westcott brand name; and cutting tools under the Clauss brand. It also provides sharpening knives, scissors, chisels, skis, skates, and other edges under the DMT brand. In addition, the company offers first aid kits and safety solutions under the First Aid Only brand; portable eyewash solution and over-the-counter medication, including active ingredients aspirin, acetaminophen, and ibuprofen under the PhysiciansCare brand; bodily fluid and spill clean-up solution under the Spill Magic brand; various first aid kit, refill, and safety supplies, including CPR kits, burn kits, and automotive and emergency first aid kits under the First Aid Central; first aid kits for the promotional products industry under Safety Made brand; alcohol prep pads, alcohol wipes, benzalkonium chloride wipes, various antiseptic wipes under the Med-Nap brand, and Pac-Kit, as well as My Medic brands. It sells its products directly and through its independent manufacturer representatives to wholesale, contract, and retail stationery distributors; office supply superstores, mass market retailers, industrial and medical distributors, school supply distributors, drug store retailers, sporting goods stores, hardware chains, and wholesale florists, as well as through its websites. The company was formerly known as Acme Shear Company and changed its name to Acme United Corporation in 1971. Acme United Corporation was founded in 1867 and is based in Shelton, Connecticut.
Long Name Acme United Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 241,760,880
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_247812
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 9,814,421
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 240,419,040
Number Of Analyst Opinions 1
Open 62.95
Operating Cashflow 26,118,448
Operating Margins 0.1089
Overall Risk 7
Payout Ratio 0.2689
Peg Ratio 1.54
Phone 203 254 6060
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 63.06
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 62.71
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.9930469
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.1425112
Profit Margins 0.04638
Quick Ratio 1.257
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.350002
Regular Market Change Percent 0.558128
Regular Market Day High 64.12
Regular Market Day Low 62.04
Regular Market Day Range 62.04 - 64.12
Regular Market Open 62.95
Regular Market Previous Close 62.71
Regular Market Price 63.06
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 20,619
Return On Assets 0.04873
Return On Equity 0.08352
Revenue Growth 0.161
Revenue Per Share 55.557
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 3,833,823
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0184
Shares Short 70,532
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 94,361
Short Name Acme
Short Percent Of Float 0.0277
Short Ratio 2.31
Source Interval 15
State CT
Symbol ACU
Target High Price 58.0
Target Low Price 58.0
Target Mean Price 58.0
Target Median Price 58.0
Total Cash 5,041,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.315
Total Debt 38,480,000
Total Revenue 211,604,816
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.64
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.010205708
Trailing Eps 2.38
Trailing P E 26.495798
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 44.94115
Two Hundred Day Average Change 18.11885
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.40316838
Type Disp Equity
Volume 20,619
Website https://www.acmeunited.com
Zip 6,484